If you're heading back home from a long holiday vacay, you've probably already given airport security some thought. If the thought of long TSA lines triggers a migraine, these tips from the TSA will teach you how to properly pack your gadgets, accessories, and chargers and help you speed through the X-ray line. Pack in layers. Layer clothes, electronics, then clothes again inside a carry-on so Read more

If you're heading out on a jet plane for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, you've probably already given airport security some thought. If the thought of long TSA lines triggers a migraine, these tips from the TSA will teach you how to properly pack your gadgets, accessories, and chargers and help you speed through the X-ray line. Pack in layers. Layer clothes, electronics, then clothes again Read more

If you plan on taking advantage of cheap Summer airfare deals to get out of town this season, then you better be prepared to stand in long security lines. You can help speed up your own TSA checkpoint experience by properly packing your carry-on bag, but you can also save yourself some time and stress by downloading the free My TSA app for your iPhone or iPod Touch. This handy app can give you Read more

Among the joys/mysteries of flying in this modern age, we still have to turn off all electronic devices during takeoff and landing. While the reason for this rule seems a little unclear (I've heard everything from safety reasons to reasons of possible interference with pilot communication), listening to flight crews and rules is not a suggestion, it's required by law. So, last week when a US Read more

Who among us hasn't dreamed about meeting the perfect someone serendipitously in an airport or airplane? I know I have. So when that excitement is nearly replicated by finding someone you do know or recognize in an airport or on your flight, it's an exciting moment. Now, a new service aims to take the serendipity out of air travel. Planely invites users to sign up via Facebook connect and enter Read more

Holiday travelers aren't the only things we'll see more of in airports this season; iPads for travelers' use have just hit the Delta terminal at New York's JFK airport. Two-hundred iPads are being used, mostly in eateries, to help streamline travelers' experiences, adding a nice touch of technology to an often stressful experience. Travelers can order food from one of these stationary iPads and Read more

Traveling somewhere this holiday? If you're choosing to fly, you should head out a little earlier than usual — security lines are expected to be long, especially with the impending "National Opt-Out Day" on Nov. 24, which asks that fliers refuse the (sometimes revealing, but always controversial) full body scan and instead request a pat-down from a friendly TSA agent. Why should you opt out? Read more